The Day Today 31 January 2017

January 31, 2017

* Trump fires the attorney general, Sally Yates, as she disagreed with the travel ban
* US companies line up to denounce the ban, including Ford and Goldman Sachs
* new BIS chief on all central banks: “I would certainly advocate for going back to a regime that is more in line with what we consider to be a ‘normal monetary policy’”
* Le Pen on Macron as her challenger: “It is a duel of patriots against globalists”
* European Banking Authority calls for an EU Asset Management company to sort out bad loans
* Microsoft Sells $17bn in Second Bond Deal in Six Months
* Cautious BOJ raises growth forecast as economy shows flickers of life